Medical Receptionist salary

Q: What state pays Medical Receptionists the most?

Maine pays Medical Receptionists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $41,338 per year, or $19.87 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Medical Receptionist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Medical Receptionist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $40,575 per year.

Q: What is a good starting salary for a Medical Receptionist?

A good starting salary for a medical receptionist is $26,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a medical receptionist in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for medical receptionists is $32,319, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a medical receptionist can vary by state.

Average medical receptionist salary

$15.37

$31,960 yearly

Entry-level medical receptionist salary

$26,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a medical receptionist make?

The average medical receptionist salary in the United States is $31,960. Medical receptionist salaries typically range between $26,000 and $38,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for medical receptionists is $15.37 per hour.

Medical receptionist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Medical receptionists earn the highest average salary in Maine.

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Where can a Medical Receptionist earn more?

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Columbus, OH$41,345

Chesterfield, MI$30,707

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CENTER FOR SIGHT$42,610

Southcoast Health$36,958

Medical Receptionist Salaries By Experience Level

Medical Receptionist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a medical receptionist typically falls between $31,960 and $43,575.

zippia

$31,960yearly

glassdoor[1]

$43,575yearly

indeed[2]

$36,021yearly

comparably[3]

$33,946yearly

Salary.com[4]

$39,616yearly

ZipRecruiter[5]

$36,960yearly

Average medical receptionist salary by state

Highest paying states for medical receptionists

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Maine	$41,338	$19.87
2	Minnesota	$36,118	$17.36
3	Washington	$40,575	$19.51
4	New Mexico	$33,149	$15.94
5	Alaska	$36,910	$17.75
6	California	$38,320	$18.42
7	North Dakota	$36,032	$17.32
8	Massachusetts	$36,873	$17.73
9	Oregon	$36,566	$17.58
10	Nevada	$32,723	$15.73
11	Vermont	$36,849	$17.72
12	Idaho	$31,763	$15.27
13	Missouri	$31,641	$15.21
14	Rhode Island	$33,694	$16.20
15	Illinois	$32,043	$15.41
16	Connecticut	$33,843	$16.27
17	Wyoming	$34,093	$16.39
18	Wisconsin	$32,333	$15.54
19	New York	$33,931	$16.31
20	Arizona	$31,800	$15.29
21	New Jersey	$33,129	$15.93
22	Pennsylvania	$31,229	$15.01
23	District of Columbia	$36,435	$17.52
24	Michigan	$30,601	$14.71
25	New Hampshire	$30,780	$14.80
26	West Virginia	$29,711	$14.28
27	Georgia	$30,188	$14.51
28	Virginia	$31,751	$15.26
29	North Carolina	$31,751	$15.26
30	Colorado	$32,903	$15.82
31	Oklahoma	$30,883	$14.85
32	Delaware	$30,337	$14.59
33	Louisiana	$30,601	$14.71
34	Maryland	$32,300	$15.53
35	Texas	$30,303	$14.57
36	Kentucky	$27,963	$13.44
37	Iowa	$29,813	$14.33
38	Utah	$30,553	$14.69
39	Florida	$29,766	$14.31
40	Ohio	$29,249	$14.06
41	Alabama	$27,267	$13.11
42	Indiana	$28,377	$13.64
43	Nebraska	$29,347	$14.11
44	Hawaii	$27,356	$13.15
45	Arkansas	$25,257	$12.14
46	South Dakota	$27,427	$13.19
47	Tennessee	$26,973	$12.97
48	South Carolina	$28,710	$13.80
49	Mississippi	$22,914	$11.02
50	Montana	$27,057	$13.01
51	Kansas	$26,647	$12.81

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Highest paying cities for medical receptionists

The highest-paying cities for medical receptionists are Portland, ME, Lakewood, WA, and Los Angeles, CA.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Portland, ME	$41,345	$19.88
2	Lakewood, WA	$40,816	$19.62
3	Los Angeles, CA	$38,039	$18.29
4	Boston, MA	$36,887	$17.73
5	Portland, OR	$36,605	$17.60
6	Washington, DC	$36,481	$17.54
7	Minneapolis, MN	$36,127	$17.37
8	Syracuse, NY	$34,479	$16.58
9	Hartford, CT	$34,014	$16.35
10	Providence, RI	$33,715	$16.21
11	Neptune, NJ	$33,101	$15.91
12	Denver, CO	$32,950	$15.84
13	Baltimore, MD	$32,415	$15.58
14	Chicago, IL	$32,128	$15.45
15	Phoenix, AZ	$31,851	$15.31
16	Winston-Salem, NC	$31,786	$15.28
17	Saint Louis, MO	$31,689	$15.24
18	Virginia Beach, VA	$31,627	$15.21
19	Allentown, PA	$31,399	$15.10
20	Chesterfield, MI	$30,707	$14.76

Medical Receptionists are the most in-demand in these five cities:

Medical Receptionist salary details

A medical receptionist's salary ranges from $26,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $38,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Medical Receptionist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a medical receptionist's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$38,000	$3,167	$18
75th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
Average	$31,960	$2,663	$15
25th Percentile	$29,000	$2,417	$14
10th Percentile	$26,000	$2,167	$13

Highest paying medical receptionist jobs

The highest paying types of medical receptionists are medical administrator, patient service coordinator, and medical billing, receptionist.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Patient Service Coordinator	$34,754	$2,896	$16.71	100,708
Front Office Coordinator	$32,844	$2,737	$15.79	131,810
Patient Coordinator	$32,954	$2,746	$15.84	97,878
Patient Representative	$32,469	$2,706	$15.61	137,803
Patient Care Representative	$33,709	$2,809	$16.21	133,317
Receptionist/Customer Service	$30,604	$2,550	$14.71	216,587

Top companies hiring medical receptionists now:

Which companies pay medical receptionists the most?

Medical receptionist salaries at CENTER FOR SIGHT and Retina Group Of Washington are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average medical receptionist salary at companies like Eye Health Services and Discover Vision are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	CENTER FOR SIGHT	$42,610	$20.49
2	Retina Group Of Washington	$42,578	$20.47
3	Eye Health Services	$42,535	$20.45
4	Discover Vision	$41,502	$19.95
5	Virginia Eye Institute	$41,300	$19.86
6	University of California-Berkeley	$40,811	$19.62
7	General Dynamics Mission Systems	$40,403	$19.42
8	Conviva	$39,865	$19.17
9	University of California	$39,732	$19.10
10	Mount Auburn Hospital	$39,511	$19.00
11	Pfizer	$38,938	$18.72
12	UMass Memorial Health	$38,127	$18.33
13	Beacon Hill Staffing Group	$37,978	$18.26
14	Lifespan	$37,930	$18.24
15	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	$37,693	$18.12
16	Agilent Technologies	$37,551	$18.05
17	Long Island Plastic Surgical Group	$37,371	$17.97
18	Mayo Clinic	$37,068	$17.82
19	University of Southern California	$37,036	$17.81
20	Southcoast Health	$36,958	$17.77

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Medical Receptionist salary trends

The average medical receptionist salary has risen by $5,382 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average medical receptionist earned $26,578 annually, but today, they earn $31,960 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for medical receptionists over the last decade.

Compare medical receptionist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average medical receptionist salary over time

Compare medical receptionist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

National Average
Columbus, OH

Medical Receptionist salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$32,000	$15.37	+2.1%
2024	$31,300	$15.05	+2.2%
2023	$30,600	$14.71	+3.2%
2022	$29,600	$14.24	+2.5%
2021	$28,900	$13.88	+2.0%

Recently added medical receptionist salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Humana Inc.	Medical Receptionist	Lake Charles, LA	12/17/2024	$38,000
Humana Inc.	Bilingual Medical Receptionist	Dallas, TX	12/17/2024	$38,000
U.S. Physical Therapy	Bilingual Medical Receptionist	Glendale, AZ	12/17/2024	$37,566
Unitedhealth Group Inc.	Medical Receptionist	Bristol, CT	12/17/2024	$33,392
Yakima Neighborhood Health Services	Medical Receptionist	Yakima, WA	12/17/2024	$41,740
Mountain Land Physical Therapy, Inc.	Medical Receptionist	Moab, UT	12/17/2024	$33,392
Humana, Inc.	Float Medical Receptionist	Chesapeake, VA	12/16/2024	$38,000
McLaren Health Management Group	Medical Assistant Receptionist-Cardiology	Ione, OR	12/16/2024	$36,919
Summit Health, Inc.	Medical Receptionist	Passaic, NJ	12/16/2024	$38,088
Summit Medical Group	Medical Receptionist	Astoria, OR	12/16/2024	$38,088

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